Prevalencia de colecistolitiasis y cáncer de vesícula en una población rural Aymara de Chile

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Background: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups. Aim: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals. Material and methods: An abdominal ultrasound was carried out in a sample of 258 Aymara women aged 46 ± 16 years and 76 Aymara men aged 55 ± 16 years. Results: Ultrasound was normal in 150 participants (58%), 76 had cholelithiasis (30%) and 32 (12%) had a history of cholecystectomy. Pathological reports of the excised gallbladder were available for 106 cases and showed a chronic cholecystitis in 98% of cases. Gallbladder cancer was not reported. Conclusions: There is a 42% prevalence of cholelithiasis in this sample of Aymara population.